Dr. Houssain Performs Active Release Technique

Dr. Anthony Houssain, a co-owner of SpineCare, demonstrates an active release technique on his partner, Dr. Sean Caine. It is a technique he used while helping at an Ironman triathlon.

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SpineCare's two week promise is our guarantee that we will meet or exceed your expectations within two weeks. If we do not achieve this goal, together we will reevaluate and modify your treatment plan. Every patient is different, so we are unable to promise specific results, but we do promise satisfaction. Within two weeks we expect to see progress or we will consult other members of your healthcare team for diagnostic studies, imaging, or referral to a sub-specialty. While more visits can be necessary, our patients usually begin to experience a difference by the end of the first two weeks, validating their decision to choose SpineCare as their non-surgical spine care specialists. We offer this two week promise because we feel confident that our services will be valuable to you.

Active Release Techniques

Active Release Techniques ART SpineCare Madison Huntsville AL

ART is a patented, state of the art soft tissue system/movement based massage technique that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, knee problems, and tennis elbow are just a few of the many conditions that can be resolved quickly and permanently with ART. These conditions all have one important thing in common: they are often a result of overused muscles.

How do overuse conditions occur?

Over-used muscles (and other soft tissues) change in three important ways:

acute conditions (pulls, tears, collisions, etc)
accumulation of small tears (micro-trauma)
not getting enough oxygen (hypoxia)

Each of these factors can cause your body to produce tough, dense scar tissue in the affected area. This scar tissue binds up and ties down tissues that need to move freely. As scar tissue builds up, muscles become shorter and weaker, tension on tendons causes tendonitis, and nerves can become trapped. This can cause reduced range of motion, loss of strength, and pain. If a nerve is trapped you may also feel tingling, numbness, and weakness.

What is an ART treatment like?
Every ART session is actually a combination of examination and treatment. The ART provider uses his or her hands to evaluate the texture, tightness and movement of muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Abnormal tissues are treated by combining precisely directed tension with very specific patient movements.

These treatment protocols - over 500 specific moves - are unique to ART. They allow providers to identify and correct the specific problems that are affecting each individual patient. ART is not a cookie-cutter approach.

What is the history of Active Release Techniques?
ART has been developed, refined, and patented by P. Michael Leahy, DC, CCSP. Dr. Leahy noticed that his patients' symptoms seemed to be related to changes in their soft tissue that could be felt by hand. By observing how muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments and nerves responded to different types of work, Dr. Leahy was able to consistently resolve over 90% of his patients' problems. He now teaches and certifies health care providers all over the world to use ART.

Active Release Techniques - long video from Jay Ferguson on Vimeo.

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http://www.activerelease.com

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